Pay For It

(album: Songs I Couldn't Write - 2023)

Are the walls all caving in
Or am I just so convinced
Everything comes to an end
Somehow
You can't see it on my face
Gotten good at acting sane
All the letters on the page
Spell out

Everything that I want has a downside
And I know it all has a price

Fell in love I'm gunna pay for it
Making friends I'm gunna pay for it
Everything I thought I wanted it
Cost more then I thought it did
Crashing underneath the weight of it
How much more can I take of this
Everybody takes the blame for it
I'm the only one that pays for it

I was balanced I was calm
Put my heart into all
Never thought it'd all go wrong
Now I'm always on my guard
Waiting for the curtain call
Waiting for the shoe to drop

Everything that I want has a downside
And I know it all has a price

Fell in love I'm gunna pay for it
Making friends I'm gunna pay for it
Everything I thought I wanted it
Cost more then I thought it did
Crashing underneath the weight of it
How much more can I take of this
Everybody takes the blame for it
I'm the only one that pays for it

I've been bruised
I been broken and jaded
Pushed it all back in my mind
Now I'm left with the truth that I'm facing
Everything good has a price

Fell in love I'm gunna pay for it
Making friends I'm gunna pay for it
Everything I thought I wanted it
Cost more then I thought it did
Crashing underneath the weight of it
How much more can I take of this
Everybody takes the blame for it
I'm the only one that pays for it